Sue Childs - Research Fellow

Sue Childs is a Research Fellow working within the Information Management Innovation Research Group of the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences.

Sue Childs conducts externally funded research projects in a range of subject areas within the domain of information and communication studies. Her particular research interests are: records management; health information; electronic provision of information and use of new technologies such as cloud computing; evidence-based practice; information and critical / evaluative skills. She uses mainly qualitative research methods and has a particular interest in carrying out systematic literature reviews.

In addition to her research activities, she teaches on a number of modules. These have included Records Management; Research Methods; Information in Society; Nursing Informatics.

Recent projects include:

• Accelerating positive change in e-records management, funded by the AHRC, January 2007 to March 2010
• Investigation into the use of Microsoft SharePoint in HEIs, funded by Eduserv, 2009.

Past projects she has worked on include:

• A critical assessment of records management capacity and compliance toolkits, AHRC, 2005-6
• Assessment of impact of ISO 15489, AHRB, 2003-5
• Use of mobile technologies by health students on placement, NHS University and Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority, 2004-5
• Surmounting the barriers to NHS e-learning (HeXL), Northern England NHS Workforce Development Confederation, 2003-4
• Managing primary research data and records for research in HEIs, JISC, 2003
• JUDGE guidelines and website, Health Foundation, 2002-3
• Info @ UK, British Council, 2001-6
  

Selection of Publications

Journal Articles

Hardiman R, Childs S, McLeod J (2009). Transformation through research? The AC+erm Project and electronic records management. Records Management Bulletin, September, (151):3-7

McCormack B, Mitchell EA, Cook G, Reed J, Childs S. (2008). Older persons experiences of whole systems: the impact of health and social care organizational structures. Journal of Nursing Management, 16:105-114

McLeod J, Childs S (2007). Consulting records management oracles – a Delphi in practice. Archival Science, 7(2): 147-166 http://www.springerlink.com/content/12131752258334h5/fulltext.pdf

Capel S, Childs S, Banwell L, Heaford S. (2007). Access to information and support for health: some potential issues and solutions for an ageing population. Health Informatics Journal, 13(4):243-253

McLeod, J., Childs, S., Heaford, S. (2007) Records management capacity and compliance toolkits: a critical assessment. Records Management Journal, 17(3): 216-232 (Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2008)

Reed J, Childs S, Cook G, Hall A, McCormack B (2007). Integrated care for older people: methodological issues in conducting a systematic literature review. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 4(2):78-85

Wilson AD, Childs S (2006). Effects of interventions aimed at changing the length of primary care physicians' consultation. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006, Issue 1; updated version published in 2009 Issue 1

Childs S, Blenkinsopp E, Hall A, Walton G (2005). Effective e-learning for health professionals and students - barriers and their solutions. A systematic review of the literature - findings from the HeXL project. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 22(suppl 2):20-32

Walton G, Childs S, Blenkinsopp E (2005). Using mobile technologies to give health students access to learning resources in the UK community setting. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 22(suppl 2):51-65

Childs S (2005). Judging the quality of Internet-based health information. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 6(2): 80-96

Reed J, Cook G, Childs S, McCormack B. A literature review to explore integrated care for older people. International Journal of Integrated Care (electronic version), 14 January 2005, vol.5, pp.10. http://www.ijic.org/

Childs S et al (2004). Managing primary research data and records for research in higher education institutions - findings from a research project. New Review of Information Networking, 10(2):131-145

Childs S (2004). Developing health web site quality assessment guidelines for the voluntary sector: Outcomes from the Judge project. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 21(Suppl 2):14-26

Childs S, Dobbins S (2004). Partnerships in practice: partnership working in health library information services. Editorial. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 21(Suppl 1):1-2

Wildridge V, Childs S, Cawthra L, Madge B (2004). How to create successful partnership - a review of the literature. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 21(Suppl 1):3-19

Childs, S., Dobbins S (2003). "The research - practice spiral". Vine; 33(2):51-64

Conference procedings, book chapters etc 

McLeod J, Childs S, Lappin J, Siggers G (2010). Investigation into the use of Microsoft SharePoint in UK Higher Education Institutions. Paper accepted for: CENTERIS’2010 - Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems – aligning technology, organizations and people, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 20-22 October 2010.

McLeod J, Childs S & Hardiman R. (2010). Transforming information and records management through research and development? 3rd Northumbria International Witness Seminar Conference 4 March 2010, Newcastle upon Tyne. Northumbria University. http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/ceispdf/coll_4.pdf

S Childs, J McLeod, R Hardiman (2009). Accelerating positive change in electronic records management - an empirical toolkit of solutions. UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings. AIS (Association of Information Systems) Electronic Library. http://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2009/18/

Childs, S, Hardiman, R, Hay-Gibson, N, Lomas, E & McLeod, J (2008). Examining the issues & challenges of email & e-communications. 2nd Northumbria Witness Seminar Conference, 24-25 Oct 2007 Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. Proceedings

Childs S (2007). Writing for the Internet. In: Stuart, MC (Ed). The complete guide to medical writing. London, Pharmaceutical Press. 406-426 ISBN: 978 0 85369 667 4

Childs, S, Heaford, S & McLeod, J. (2006). Exploring the essence of reords management: engaging with experts. Procedings of the 1st Northumbria International Witness Seminar Conference, 4-5 May 2006, Newcastle. School of Computing, Engineering & Information Sciences, Northumbria University. Proceedings

McLeod, J.,Childs, S. and Heaford, S. (2006). A guide to records management capacity and compliance toolkits and recommendations for their practical use. (Project funded by the AHRC Grant No. AN112347). Northumbria University. Guide

Childs S (2004). Clinical librarianship. In: Walton G, Booth A (Eds). Exploiting knowledge in health services. London, Facet Publishing, 89-98